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Articles tagged “viator”

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Big Players Buy in to Tours and Activities – 25 Moments in 2015

25 Moments that Mattered in 2015: To make our selection of 25 moments, we thought back to the stories that drove reader engagement and sparked discussion among both travel experts and the general public. Some stories were quick blips that represented bigger things while others were narratives that built slowly through out the year. Each one, though, spoke to where we are right now when it comes to the big business of global travel.

Skift | 8 years ago

Big Players Buy in to Tours and Activities – 25 Moments in 2015

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GetYourGuide Gets a Historic $50 Million Funding Round in Tours and Activities

With Expedia acquiring Travelocity, Orbitz Worldwide, Wotif and HomeAway since 2014, it isn't hard to imagine Expedia adding GetYourGuide to its portfolio -- although with this latest funding round the price tag just went up.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 8 years ago

GetYourGuide Gets a Historic $50 Million Funding Round in Tours and Activities

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Trends Report: How the On-Demand Economy Is Reshaping the Travel Experience

The on-demand economy is on the rise, but what does on-demand mean, exactly? In this report, a look at the nature of a technology-driven sea change in consumer behavior and the business models emerging to meet it in the travel industry.

James O'Brien, Skift | 9 years ago

Trends Report: How the On-Demand Economy Is Reshaping the Travel Experience

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Expedia Says It’s Serious About Tours and Activities This Time Around

Expedia is finally poised -- and its technology investments confirm it -- to give TripAdvisor's Viator a run for its money in tours and activities. It's an uphill climb but with mobile coming into its own, the decision is a no-brainer.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Expedia Says It’s Serious About Tours and Activities This Time Around

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TripAdvisor Takes New Steps Toward Offering the Ultimate Travel Guide App

The challenge for TripAdvisor is whether it will win by being an all-encompassing app or whether it is better to be more focused like Expedia's or HotelTonight's apps. In phasing out its City Guides app, TripAdvisor is putting itself in the comprehensive camp.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

TripAdvisor Takes New Steps Toward Offering the Ultimate Travel Guide App

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TripAdvisor CEO Got a Massive Pay Cut in 2014, But Don’t Feel Bad

Don't pine for Stephen Kaufer about his CEO pay in 2014. He'll be OK, especially if TripAdvisor hands out those $100 holiday gift cards as employee bonuses again this year. Meanwhile, if everything gets on track with Hotel Shopper, he'll have a big payday again in 2017.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

TripAdvisor CEO Got a Massive Pay Cut in 2014, But Don’t Feel Bad

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Viator to Aggressively Expand Tours and Activities Options

Viator discussed getting more comprehensive before the TripAdvisor acquisition, but it is clear that TripAdvisor wants Viator to emphasize scaling the business.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Viator to Aggressively Expand Tours and Activities Options

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TripAdvisor’s Viator Notifies 1.4 Million Customers about Site and Mobile Data Breach

Viator waited around 17 days from when it learned of the data breach before notifying customers. That is shameful. Unforunately for Viator, it is a helluva way to join the TripAdvisor family as TripAdvisor gets more involved in ecommerce on a number of fronts.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

TripAdvisor’s Viator Notifies 1.4 Million Customers about Site and Mobile Data Breach

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TripAdvisor Completes $200 Million Acquisition of Viator

Was the $200 million acquisition of Viator the right move for TripAdvisor in the tours and activities sector? We'll find out in a few years.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

TripAdvisor Completes $200 Million Acquisition of Viator

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CEO Interview: GetYourGuide Funding Was Protection Against Bigger Players

With GetYourGuide's latest funding, making it the most heavily funded startup in the annals of tours and activities, a potential acquisition price just got racheted up. With TripAdvisor's acquisition of Viator, the market indeed is a "land grab" now for global expansion.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

CEO Interview: GetYourGuide Funding Was Protection Against Bigger Players